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HRID 2072321Generated: October 28, 2026

4-Chlorophenol → 2-(4-Chlorophenoxy)propan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-ChlorophenolHCID 4684—
Reactant2-Bromopropan-1-olHCID 11713—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
SolventIsopropanolHCID 3776—
Product2-(4-Chlorophenoxy)propan-1-olHCID 13259417—

Reaction Steps

2.3 g. of sodium are dissolved in 170 ml. of absolute isopropanol, 12.85 g. of p-chlorophenol are introduced, 13.9 g. of 2-bromo-propanol are added dropwise and the mixture is boiled for 20 hours. The mixture is evaporated and worked up using water and ether to give 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-propanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04051173
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_09
ORD IDord-ada92a73568243c9addd637e5f2f42ff
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_09